International Pictures was an American film production company that existed in the 1940s. It merged with

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to become Universal-International on October 1, 1946.

History

The company was formed in 1944. It was headed up by Leo Spitz, an executive at RKO, and

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, vice president in charge for production

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. In October 1943, Goetz announced International would start off making four films with an overall budget of $4.2 million, the films including ''

Belle of the Yukon ''Belle of the Yukon'' is a 1944 American comedy musical Western film produced and directed by William A. Seiter and starring Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore and Bob Burns. Based on a story by Houston Branch and set in the days of ...

'', '' The Woman in the Window'' and ''

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''. In January 1944, International signed an agreement with RKO Pictures to provide four films for distribution. Following the merger, Spitz and Goetz became head of production at Universal-International.

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purchased the film library after the merger with Universal.

Select filmography

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'' (1944) – distributed by RKO *'' The Woman in the Window'' (1944) – distributed by RKO *''

'' (1944) – distributed by RKO *'' It's a Pleasure'' (1945) – distributed by RKO *'' Along Came Jones'' (1945) – distributed by RKO *''

Tomorrow Is Forever ''Tomorrow Is Forever'' is a 1946 black-and-white romance film directed by Irving Pichel, and starring Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles and George Brent. It was also the film debut of Richard Long and Natalie Wood. It was distributed by RKO ...

'' (1946) – distributed by RKO *'' The Stranger'' (1946) – distributed by RKO *'' The Dark Mirror'' (1946) – distributed by Universal *''

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'' (1946) – distributed by Universal

References

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External links

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